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Bernie Sanders: “If somebody says, 'I am going to build you this weapons system for $5 billion,' and then they come back and say, 'Oh, I…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
If somebody says, 'I am going to build you this weapons system for $5 billion,' and then they come back and say, 'Oh, I am sorry, it cost $10 billion,' is there somebody at the Department of Defense that says, 'Well, you are going to have to eat it, guys, because you told us you could do it for $5 billion'?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders questions accountability for defense contractors' cost overruns.

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